Chinese fans were disappointed after Lisa announced she would perform in the iconic strip bar of Paris, France. Not only did many fansites close down, a series of netizens attacked Lisa on Instagram.
On September 6, Lisa announced on Instagram Story her performance schedule at Crazy Horse in Paris (France) at the end of September. The youngest member of BlackPink once again made history by becoming the first Kpop idol to have a performance. solo at the French capital’s iconic strip bar. Before her, only the world’s top stars such as Beyoncé, Cher, Frederick Wiseman, Pamela Anderson, Dita Von Teese… had this honor.
While fans in Korea, France and many other countries around the world were excited about Lisa’s new move, Chinese fans were disappointed.
In recent days, “Lisa” and “Crazy Horse” have become two keywords that continuously hold the top positions in the most searched list on Weibo (Chinese social network), with millions of mentions. Lisa’s Instagram page was also attacked by netizens in the Great Wall country.
Countless comments criticizing Lisa were left: “World-class idol, has countless teenage fans but performs at strip clubs”, “Fans often complain about stylists letting idols wear overly provocative clothes, but the star herself goes dancing at a strip club wearing almost nothing”, “Lisa once said she didn’t dare post bikini photos because she was afraid her mother would see it. Does her mother not care now? Lisa’s reputation has been affected”, “It’s okay to be confident and charming, but for a top idol to perform at a place like Crazy Horse is unacceptable”…
The incident became even more serious when some of Lisa’s Chinese fansites closed amid the controversy. An influential fan, with more than 50,000 followers, announced to stop supporting the Thai beauty, even deleting all pictures and articles about the female idol on his personal page.
However, despite all the backlash, China’s largest fanclub (more than 68,600 followers on Twitter) said they completely respect Lisa’s decision.
“I’m actually in a bad mood. I have been insulted by hundreds of people in the past few days. My Weibo link and payment were also reported and banned. But I still firmly support Lisa. We have prepared many great projects for Lisa’s show. Surely she will be very happy,” fanpage administrator LisaCN wrote.
Many other fans speculate that this could be a smear campaign paid by people who hate Lisa to create a stir.
Lisa’s performances at Crazy Horse take place on September 28, 29 and 30. The listed ticket price is 250 euros/ticket (6.4 million VND). Currently, the first night is “sold out”.
Although there were some initial concerns regarding the nature of the performance venue, fans were really excited and curious about Lisa’s performances. They speculate they may differ significantly from the traditional nude, striptease acts associated with Crazy Horse. Because the pub prohibits filming and taking photos, only those who buy tickets know what will happen.
